Houston Cougars pro day, Howard Wilson and Tyus Bowser draw crowd

Houston Cougars pro day, Howard Wilson and Tyus Bowser draw crowd

The University of Houston held its pro day on March 27, and all 32 NFL teams showed up to catch the Cougar aspirants. Linebacker Tyus Bowser and cornerback Howard Wilson were the featured performers among the 11 players working out.

The two Cougar defenders are expected to be top 150 picks in next month’s NFL Draft.

Bowser could go much higher. He’s been mentioned as a potential first-round pick after an impressive Senior Bowl week. A highly productive (12 tackles for loss in 8 games) outside linebacker, he projects as both a stand-up pass rusher and an off-ball SAM backer. The Texans could plug him into John Simon’s old role right away.

Wilson is an underclassmen who declared after picking off 5 passes in 2016. He has length at 6-foot with an impressive wingspan over 76 inches. He didn’t time great at the pro day, running the 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds, but showed in game film the ability to quickly click and close on the ball or the runner.

Fellow CB Brandon Wilson blazed a 4.36 in the 40 but really popped with 24 bench press reps and a broad jump over 11 feet. Those outstanding athletic metrics will get him more draft interest than expected.

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